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April Strixhaven League Weekend – Rivals League Historic Decklists and Metagame
Table of ContentsRivals League Historic MetagameRivals League Historic Decklists This weekend the April Strixhaven League Weekend matches are taking place, with the best players in the world fighting for their spots next season. The format is both Standard and Historic…
Strixhaven Limited Set Review: White and Lorehold
Table of ContentsIntroductionWho is reviewing?DrifterWhy have a mission statement?The mission statement of this set review (and later tier list):Let’s clarify some things:BackgroundIn DraftsNuances of StrixhavenLegend (IMPORTANT)Academic ProbationAgeless GuardianDrifter’s Context Corner: When is a card like this actually good?Beaming DefianceDrifter’s Context…
Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 3 – Prismari
Table of ContentsPrismari SignpostsBest UncommonsImportant CommonsConclusions Lorehold? More like Borehold, am I right? Prismari leaves history where it belongs and focuses on bold new creations. But this is no ordinary art school, as Prismari portrays powerful expressions that come to…
Strixhaven Constructed Set Review: Part 1
Table of ContentsLearn Mechanic and Lesson CardsWhiteMavinda, Student’s AdvocateShow of ConfidenceDevastating MasteryLeonin LightscribeClever LuminancerStonebinder’s FamiliarStrict ProctorSemester’s EndThunderous OratorElite SpellbinderStar PupilGuiding VoiceStudy BreakEager First-YearProfessor of SymbologyMila, Crafty Companion / Lukka, Wayward BonderSelfless Glyphweaver / Deadly VanityShaile, Dean of Radiance / Embrose,…
What Historic Decks You Should Play at the Mythic Qualifier Weekend and Why
Hello everyone! MTG Arena Zone has soft relaunched its Premium Program (an official rollout announcement will be made this weekend once we are satisfied with everything – though you can sign up now). For $2 USD a month or $20…
Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 2 – Lorehold
Table of ContentsLorehold SignpostsBest UncommonsImportant CommonsConclusions Hello my friend, stay awhile and listen. Lorehold is largely concerned with history and mythology, although some myths must be true considering the Spirits it unleashes are very real. Lorehold is certainly not the…
MTG Arena: State of the Game – April 2021: Strixhaven: School of Mages
Table of ContentsMTG Arena: State of the Game – April 2021MAKE YOUR MARKTHE COLLEGE CUPRETURN OF THE SEALED ARENA OPENCAMPUS GUIDEMANA VALUELEARN & LESSONSCHANGES TO BEST-OF-ONE SIDEBOARDSWARDSTUDY BREAKSTRIXHAVEN‘S MYSTICAL ARCHIVEHANDLING FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGEFIELD TRIPCLOSING STATEMENT MTG Arena State of the Game…
MTG Arena Announcements, April 7, 2021: Store and Event Updates
Table of ContentsMTG Arena Announcements, April 7, 2021STORE UPDATESUPCOMING EVENTSFNM @ HOMEQUICK DRAFTARENA CUBE DRAFTTURBO DRAFTMYTHIC QUALIFIER WEEKENDSTRIXHAVEN: SCHOOL OF MAGES LAUNCH EVENTS This week’s MTG Arena announcement gives us a sneak peek at the upcoming Store items, as well…
Top 100 Temur Clover Historic Deck Guide: We’re Up All Night To Get Lucky
Table of ContentsWHY IS THIS ONE OF THE BEST POSITIONED DECKS RIGHT NOW?THE WISHBOARDMATCHUPS AND SIDEBOARDINGAURAS (EVEN TO SLIGHTLY FAVORED)SACRIFICE (FOOD/COCO) (EVEN TO SLIGHTLY FAVORED)GRUUL AGGRO (EVEN)ELVES (SLIGHTLY UNFAVORED)TIPS AND TRICKS Hello everyone! Watching the Kaldheim Championship was a blast…
Strixhaven Limited Guide: Lesson 1 – Set Overview
Table of ContentsStrixhaven vs. RavnicaMechanics of StrixhavenMagecraftLearn/LessonModal Double-Faced Cards (MDFC’s)Mystical ArchiveNext Stop – Lorehold Coming off of a great Draft set like Kaldheim, Strixhaven has a lot to live up to. The value-based mechanics and muted power level contributed to…
Top Mythic Standard and Historic Decks – April 2021 Ranked Season – Week 1
Table of ContentsStandardHistoric The new competitive ranked season for the month has kicked off with only a bit over a week left until the release of Strixhaven: School of Mages! The new cards are sure to shake up both Standard…
Top 5 Overrated and Underrated Strixhaven Cards
Table of ContentsUNDERRATED: Galazeth PrismariOVERRATED: Prismari CommandUNDERRATED: Vanishing VerseOVERRATED: Double MajorUNDERRATED: Quandrix Cultivator / Eureka MomentOVERRATED: Semester’s EndUNDERRATED: Decisive RejectionOVERRATED: Emergent SequenceUNDERRATED: Venerable WarsingerOVERRATED: Baleful Mastery Hello everyone! Strixhaven spoiler season has come to the end so we are now…
Mystical Archive Historic Set Review and Top 10 Most Impactful Cards
Table of ContentsTainted PactTezzeret’s GambitGrapeshotMizzix’s MasteryRegrowthIncreasing VengeanceLightning HelixCompulsive ResearchFaithless LootingGift of EstatesChaos WarpDoom BladeStone RainTendrils of AgonyMana TitheElectrolyzePrimal CommandCrux of FateMemory LapseBrainstormTeferi’s ProtectionDay of JudgmentBlue Sun’s ZenithEphemerateHarmonizePutrefyMind’s DesireInquisition of KozilekWeather the StormSign in BloodUrza’s RageKrosan GripAbundant HarvestTime WarpTop 10End Step…
Insight Esports Presents: Tier 1 $5,000 Standard Open #2 Top 8 Decklists and Metagame
Table of ContentsInsight Esports Presents: Tier 1 $5,000 Standard Open #2Tier 1 $5,000 Standard OpenPrize PoolMetagameDecklists Today we saw a large open event featuring 240 players – even pro players to streamers – to compete in the tournament series hosted…
Strixhaven: School of Mages Spoilers: Full Set Revealed!
Table of ContentsMain SetBorderlessExtended ArtPlaneswalker DeckPromo Strixhaven: School of Mages is the 87th Magic expansion. It is set on Strixhaven, the most elite University in the Multiverse. It features five colleges, which battle it out with their own takes on magic. All spoilers, previews…
MTG Arena Announcements, March 31, 2021: Mystical Archive Card Collection FAQ
Table of ContentsMTG Arena Announcements, March 31, 2021MYSTICAL ARCHIVE IN HISTORICMYSTICAL ARCHIVE CARD ACQUISITION FAQUPCOMING EVENTSHISTORIC CHALLENGEUPCOMING FNM @ HOMEUPCOMING QUICK DRAFT MTG Arena’s weekly announcements are here, and we have more details on how Mystical Archive will be handled…
Historic After the Kaldheim Championship: What to Expect for the Historic Mythic Qualifier
Table of ContentsJUNDS DOMINANCE WILL CONTINUEAURAS MAY BE THE BEST DECK, YOU’VE BEEN WARNEDI WOULDN’T PLAY CONTROL, BUT IF YOU WANT TO, ADD GREENDON’T EXPECT ABZAN TO PERFORM AS WELL AS IT DID IN THE TOURNAMENTCYCLING IS REAL, DON’T UNDERESTIMATE…
Strixhaven Mastery and Mastery Pass
Table of ContentsMastery Level and ExperienceSet MasteryMastery PassAVATARSCARDS AND BOOSTERSCARD SLEEVESCARD STYLESEVENT TOKENSGOLD AND GEMSPETMastery Reward TrackMastery TreeMastery System FAQMastery System Set MasteryMastery PassPets The Mastery system for the Strixhaven expansion is a way for players to receive in-game content through…
Standard After the Kaldheim Championship: What to Expect Until Strixhaven
Table of ContentsTEMUR TAKEOVERROGUES RESURGENCESULTAI’S SOMEWHAT SADAVOID AGGROGRUUL… IS MEDIUMCONTROL ISN’T CUTTING ITCONCLUSION Hello everyone! Just like many of you, I kicked back last weekend and enjoyed some masterful gameplay from the best in the game in the Kaldheim Championship.…
Jund Food In-Depth Historic Deck Guide: Is CoCo Bad Now?
Table of ContentsIntroductionPulling the right conclusion from the dataMatchup win rates are not static!Korvold vs Collected CompanyDecklistCard Choices: Main DeckCard Choices: SideboardMatchups and Sideboard GuideJund Food (Mirror)Orzhov AurasAzorius ControlGruul AggroJund CompanyGoblinsBant ControlSultai UltimatumAbzan MidrangeElvesEnd Step Introduction Hello Planeswalkers! Kaldheim Championship…
